Terra Mariae . athless and anxious,was Courtenay J. His following was large and his ho])esran high. Excitement was intense and the fiery stumpspeeches of the future Daniel Websters were vociferouslya])])lauck(l. Then the balloting followed amid much con-fusiiin. Aftir the tellers had can\asse(l the V(.ites, an<l thepresiding officer had certified tu the correctness thereof,the result was announced : Schwatka, lil5 votes: Jenifer, 22 votes; Dr. Bacon 7 votes. The day was saved, and I\ap Wenchel with a see-me-first-smile, lx)wed gracefully as his infant protege wasdeclared elected. II. The ne
Terra Mariae . athless and anxious,was Courtenay J. His following was large and his ho])esran high. Excitement was intense and the fiery stumpspeeches of the future Daniel Websters were vociferouslya])])lauck(l. Then the balloting followed amid much con-fusiiin. Aftir the tellers had can\asse(l the V(.ites, an<l thepresiding officer had certified tu the correctness thereof,the result was announced : Schwatka, lil5 votes: Jenifer, 22 votes; Dr. Bacon 7 votes. The day was saved, and I\ap Wenchel with a see-me-first-smile, lx)wed gracefully as his infant protege wasdeclared elected. II. The newly electe<l President ad\ance(l to the ch;iir amidthe cheers and a])plause of his constituents and the groansfrom the enemys camp. .\s each stej) brought him nearerto the realization of his cherished ambitions, his bearing)ecame more dignified, his carriage more erect. Hi-e\es neither swerved to right nor left, but were proudly .settoward the .goal. iioss Wenchel, as he escorted the President to his seat204. O- of honor, bore liimself with a See-me-first-and-alls-wellair; head erect, chest thrown forward, proud as a peacockwith his tail feathers spread, drawmg the attention of all tothe \ictory HE (?) had won. From the numerous pockets of his resplendent raimentprotruded evidences of election methods a la mode, andpresented a forcible lesson to future candidates to sit up andtake notice. The very pattern of his clothes suggested$-$-$, etc., ad infinitum. As the President took his seat the self-satisfied smile thatwould not come off illuminated his countenance, and hispride was that of a canine with two caudal appendages. The defeated candidates were last seen slowly wendingtheir way from the magnificent new lecture room. forwhich we are taxed $ more than last year. It is rumoredtheir destination is to the Salt River, where they expect toform a partnership and deal in lemons.
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